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Thursday, May 7, 2020

The Conversation, 5 May 2020 - Impact of school closures on education outcomes in South Africa

Title:
Impact of school closures on education outcomes in South Africa

Authors:
Vijay Reddy, Crain Soudien & lolita Desiree Winnaar

Published:
The Conversation, 5 May 2020

From the article:
"By mid April about 1.725 billion students globally had been affected by the closure of school and higher education institutions in response to the coronavirus pandemic. According to the UNESCO Monitoring Report, 192 countries have implemented nationwide closures, affecting about 99% of the world’s student population.  

This is unprecedented. The scale and complexity of what’s happening is entirely new territory."

To read this article:
https://theconversation.com/impact-of-school-closures-on-education-outcomes-in-south-africa-136889